diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Conversation/SidepanelSwitch.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Conversation/SidepanelSwitch.vue
index 1ee969275..5e96df3c6 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Conversation/SidepanelSwitch.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/Conversation/SidepanelSwitch.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup>
 import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
+import ButtonGroup from 'dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue';
 import { useUISettings } from 'dashboard/composables/useUISettings';
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from 'dashboard/featureFlags';
@@ -55,17 +56,17 @@ useKeyboardEvents(keyboardEvents);
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div
-    class="flex flex-col justify-center items-center absolute top-36 xl:top-24 ltr:right-2 rtl:left-2 bg-n-solid-2 border border-n-weak rounded-full gap-2 p-1"
+  <ButtonGroup
+    class="flex flex-col justify-center items-center absolute top-36 xl:top-24 ltr:right-2 rtl:left-2 bg-n-solid-2/90 backdrop-blur-lg border border-n-weak/50 rounded-full gap-1.5 p-1.5 shadow-sm transition-shadow duration-200 hover:shadow"
   >
     <Button
       v-tooltip.top="$t('CONVERSATION.SIDEBAR.CONTACT')"
       ghost
       slate
       sm
-      class="!rounded-full"
+      class="!rounded-full transition-all duration-[250ms] ease-out active:!scale-95 active:!brightness-105 active:duration-75"
       :class="{
-        'bg-n-alpha-2': isContactSidebarOpen,
+        'bg-n-alpha-2 active:shadow-sm': isContactSidebarOpen,
       }"
       icon="i-ph-user-bold"
       @click="handleConversationSidebarToggle"
@@ -75,13 +76,14 @@ useKeyboardEvents(keyboardEvents);
       v-tooltip.bottom="$t('CONVERSATION.SIDEBAR.COPILOT')"
       ghost
       slate
-      class="!rounded-full"
-      :class="{
-        'bg-n-alpha-2 !text-n-iris-9': isCopilotPanelOpen,
-      }"
       sm
+      class="!rounded-full transition-all duration-[250ms] ease-out active:!scale-95 active:duration-75"
+      :class="{
+        'bg-n-alpha-2 !text-n-iris-9 active:!brightness-105 active:shadow-sm':
+          isCopilotPanelOpen,
+      }"
       icon="i-woot-captain"
       @click="handleCopilotSidebarToggle"
     />
-  </div>
+  </ButtonGroup>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditorHeader.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditorHeader.vue
index 2d8b219f7..bec54593f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditorHeader.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/HelpCenter/Pages/ArticleEditorPage/ArticleEditorHeader.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 } from 'dashboard/helper/portalHelper';
 import wootConstants from 'dashboard/constants/globals';
 
+import ButtonGroup from 'dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue';
 import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
 import DropdownMenu from 'dashboard/components-next/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu.vue';
 
@@ -140,11 +141,12 @@ const updateArticleStatus = async ({ value }) => {
           :disabled="!articleId"
           @click="previewArticle"
         />
-        <div class="flex items-center">
+        <ButtonGroup class="flex items-center">
           <Button
             :label="t('HELP_CENTER.EDIT_ARTICLE_PAGE.HEADER.PUBLISH')"
             size="sm"
             class="ltr:rounded-r-none rtl:rounded-l-none"
+            no-animation
             :is-loading="isArticlePublishing"
             :disabled="
               status === ARTICLE_STATUSES.PUBLISHED ||
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@ const updateArticleStatus = async ({ value }) => {
                 icon="i-lucide-chevron-down"
                 size="sm"
                 :disabled="!articleId"
+                no-animation
                 class="ltr:rounded-l-none rtl:rounded-r-none"
                 @click.stop="showArticleActionMenu = !showArticleActionMenu"
               />
@@ -170,7 +173,7 @@ const updateArticleStatus = async ({ value }) => {
               />
             </OnClickOutside>
           </div>
-        </div>
+        </ButtonGroup>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue
index dde1d3d9a..1dfe488e9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
   icon: { type: [String, Object, Function], default: '' },
   trailingIcon: { type: Boolean, default: false },
   isLoading: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+  noAnimation: { type: Boolean, default: false },
 });
 
 const slots = useSlots();
@@ -179,12 +180,18 @@ const STYLE_CONFIG = {
     md: 'text-sm font-medium',
     lg: 'text-base',
   },
+  clickAnimation: {
+    xs: 'active:enabled:scale-[0.97]',
+    sm: 'active:enabled:scale-[0.97]',
+    md: 'active:enabled:scale-[0.98]',
+    lg: 'active:enabled:scale-[0.98]',
+  },
   justify: {
     start: 'justify-start',
     center: 'justify-center',
     end: 'justify-end',
   },
-  base: 'inline-flex items-center min-w-0 gap-2 transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out border-0 rounded-lg outline-1 outline disabled:opacity-50',
+  base: 'inline-flex items-center min-w-0 gap-2 transition-all duration-100 ease-out border-0 rounded-lg outline-1 outline disabled:opacity-50',
 };
 
 const variantClasses = computed(() => {
@@ -221,6 +228,12 @@ const linkButtonClasses = computed(() => {
 
   return classes.join(' ');
 });
+
+const animationClasses = computed(() => {
+  return props.noAnimation
+    ? ''
+    : STYLE_CONFIG.clickAnimation[computedSize.value];
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -230,6 +243,7 @@ const linkButtonClasses = computed(() => {
       [STYLE_CONFIG.base]: true,
       [isLink ? linkButtonClasses : buttonClasses]: true,
       [STYLE_CONFIG.fontSize[computedSize]]: true,
+      [animationClasses]: true,
       [STYLE_CONFIG.justify[computedJustify]]: true,
       'flex-row-reverse': trailingIcon && !isIconOnly,
     }"
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71bb64632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<script setup>
+defineProps({
+  noAnimation: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false,
+  },
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div
+    :class="
+      noAnimation
+        ? ''
+        : 'has-[button:not(:disabled):active]:scale-[0.98] transition-transform duration-150 ease-out'
+    "
+  >
+    <slot />
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/combobox/ComboBox.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/combobox/ComboBox.vue
index 76296ddde..d50134e88 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/combobox/ComboBox.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/combobox/ComboBox.vue
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ watch(
         :label="selectedLabel"
         trailing-icon
         :disabled="disabled"
+        no-animation
         class="justify-between w-full !px-3 !py-2.5 text-n-slate-12 font-normal group-hover/combobox:border-n-slate-6 focus:outline-n-brand"
         :class="{
           focused: open,
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/copilot/CopilotLauncher.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/copilot/CopilotLauncher.vue
index 9b7ac983f..a2ecd9726 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/copilot/CopilotLauncher.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/copilot/CopilotLauncher.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
+import ButtonGroup from 'dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue';
 import { useUISettings } from 'dashboard/composables/useUISettings';
 import { useMapGetter } from 'dashboard/composables/store';
 import { FEATURE_FLAGS } from 'dashboard/featureFlags';
@@ -53,14 +54,17 @@ const toggleSidebar = () => {
     v-if="showCopilotLauncher"
     class="fixed bottom-4 ltr:right-4 rtl:left-4 z-50"
   >
-    <div class="rounded-full bg-n-alpha-2 p-1">
+    <ButtonGroup
+      class="rounded-full bg-n-alpha-2 backdrop-blur-lg p-1 shadow hover:shadow-md"
+    >
       <Button
         icon="i-woot-captain"
-        class="!rounded-full !bg-n-solid-3 dark:!bg-n-alpha-2 !text-n-slate-12 text-xl"
+        no-animation
+        class="!rounded-full !bg-n-solid-3 dark:!bg-n-alpha-2 !text-n-slate-12 text-xl transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:brightness-110"
         lg
         @click="toggleSidebar"
       />
-    </div>
+    </ButtonGroup>
   </div>
   <template v-else />
 </template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/MobileSidebarLauncher.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/MobileSidebarLauncher.vue
index a7265f840..42da67e73 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/MobileSidebarLauncher.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/MobileSidebarLauncher.vue
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router';
 import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
+import ButtonGroup from 'dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue';
 
 defineProps({
   isMobileSidebarOpen: {
@@ -45,14 +46,17 @@ const toggleSidebar = () => {
       },
     ]"
   >
-    <div class="rounded-full bg-n-alpha-2 p-1">
+    <ButtonGroup
+      class="rounded-full bg-n-alpha-2 backdrop-blur-lg p-1 shadow hover:shadow-md"
+    >
       <Button
         icon="i-lucide-menu"
-        class="!rounded-full !bg-n-solid-3 dark:!bg-n-alpha-2 !text-n-slate-12 text-xl"
+        no-animation
+        class="!rounded-full !bg-n-solid-3 dark:!bg-n-alpha-2 !text-n-slate-12 text-xl transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:brightness-110"
         lg
         @click="toggleSidebar"
       />
-    </div>
+    </ButtonGroup>
   </div>
   <template v-else />
 </template>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/tabbar/TabBar.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/tabbar/TabBar.vue
index 072b80907..1b08b838c 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/tabbar/TabBar.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/tabbar/TabBar.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <script setup>
-import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { computed, ref, onMounted, nextTick } from 'vue';
+import { useResizeObserver } from '@vueuse/core';
+
 const props = defineProps({
   initialActiveTab: {
     type: Number,
@@ -22,6 +24,32 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['tabChanged']);
 
 const activeTab = computed(() => props.initialActiveTab);
 
+const tabRefs = ref([]);
+const indicatorStyle = ref({});
+const enableTransition = ref(false);
+
+const activeElement = computed(() => tabRefs.value[activeTab.value]);
+
+const updateIndicator = () => {
+  if (!activeElement.value) return;
+
+  indicatorStyle.value = {
+    left: `${activeElement.value.offsetLeft}px`,
+    width: `${activeElement.value.offsetWidth}px`,
+  };
+};
+
+useResizeObserver(activeElement, () => {
+  if (enableTransition.value || !activeElement.value) updateIndicator();
+});
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  updateIndicator();
+  nextTick(() => {
+    enableTransition.value = true;
+  });
+});
+
 const selectTab = index => {
   emit('tabChanged', props.tabs[index]);
 };
@@ -37,20 +65,30 @@ const showDivider = index => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="flex items-center h-8 rounded-lg bg-n-alpha-1 w-fit">
+  <div
+    class="relative flex items-center h-8 rounded-lg bg-n-alpha-1 w-fit transition-all duration-200 ease-out has-[button:active]:scale-[1.01]"
+  >
+    <div
+      class="absolute rounded-lg bg-n-solid-active shadow-sm pointer-events-none h-8 outline-1 outline outline-n-container inset-y-0"
+      :class="{ 'transition-all duration-300 ease-out': enableTransition }"
+      :style="indicatorStyle"
+    />
+
     <template v-for="(tab, index) in tabs" :key="index">
       <button
-        class="relative px-4 truncate py-1.5 text-sm border-0 outline-1 outline rounded-lg transition-colors duration-300 ease-in-out hover:text-n-brand"
+        :ref="el => (tabRefs[index] = el)"
+        class="relative z-10 px-4 truncate py-1.5 text-sm border-0 outline-1 outline-transparent rounded-lg transition-all duration-200 ease-out hover:text-n-brand active:scale-[1.02]"
         :class="[
           activeTab === index
-            ? 'text-n-blue-text bg-n-solid-active outline-n-container dark:outline-transparent'
-            : 'text-n-slate-10 outline-transparent h-8',
+            ? 'text-n-blue-text scale-100'
+            : 'text-n-slate-10 scale-[0.98]',
         ]"
         @click="selectTab(index)"
       >
         {{ tab.label }} {{ tab.count ? `(${tab.count})` : '' }}
       </button>
       <div
+        v-if="index < tabs.length - 1"
         class="w-px h-3.5 rounded my-auto transition-colors duration-300 ease-in-out"
         :class="
           showDivider(index)
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/buttons/ResolveAction.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/buttons/ResolveAction.vue
index a8698b4a5..c1700321a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/buttons/ResolveAction.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/buttons/ResolveAction.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   CMD_RESOLVE_CONVERSATION,
 } from 'dashboard/helper/commandbar/events';
 
+import ButtonGroup from 'dashboard/components-next/buttonGroup/ButtonGroup.vue';
 import Button from 'dashboard/components-next/button/Button.vue';
 
 const store = useStore();
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ useEmitter(CMD_RESOLVE_CONVERSATION, onCmdResolveConversation);
 
 <template>
   <div class="relative flex items-center justify-end resolve-actions">
-    <div
+    <ButtonGroup
       class="rounded-lg shadow outline-1 outline flex-shrink-0"
       :class="!showOpenButton ? 'outline-n-container' : 'outline-transparent'"
     >
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ useEmitter(CMD_RESOLVE_CONVERSATION, onCmdResolveConversation);
         :label="t('CONVERSATION.HEADER.RESOLVE_ACTION')"
         size="sm"
         color="slate"
+        no-animation
         class="ltr:rounded-r-none rtl:rounded-l-none !outline-0"
         :is-loading="isLoading"
         @click="onCmdResolveConversation"
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ useEmitter(CMD_RESOLVE_CONVERSATION, onCmdResolveConversation);
         :label="t('CONVERSATION.HEADER.REOPEN_ACTION')"
         size="sm"
         color="slate"
+        no-animation
         class="ltr:rounded-r-none rtl:rounded-l-none !outline-0"
         :is-loading="isLoading"
         @click="onCmdOpenConversation"
@@ -160,6 +163,7 @@ useEmitter(CMD_RESOLVE_CONVERSATION, onCmdResolveConversation);
         :label="t('CONVERSATION.HEADER.OPEN_ACTION')"
         size="sm"
         color="slate"
+        no-animation
         :is-loading="isLoading"
         @click="onCmdOpenConversation"
       />
@@ -169,12 +173,13 @@ useEmitter(CMD_RESOLVE_CONVERSATION, onCmdResolveConversation);
         icon="i-lucide-chevron-down"
         :disabled="isLoading"
         size="sm"
+        no-animation
         class="ltr:rounded-l-none rtl:rounded-r-none !outline-0"
         color="slate"
         trailing-icon
         @click="openDropdown"
       />
-    </div>
+    </ButtonGroup>
     <div
       v-if="showActionsDropdown"
       v-on-clickaway="closeDropdown"
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/EditorModeToggle.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/EditorModeToggle.vue
index 36fe7257c..37108b0f2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/EditorModeToggle.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components/widgets/WootWriter/EditorModeToggle.vue
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const translateValue = computed(() => {
 
 <template>
   <button
-    class="flex items-center w-auto h-8 p-1 transition-all border rounded-full bg-n-alpha-2 group relative duration-300 ease-in-out z-0"
+    class="flex items-center w-auto h-8 p-1 transition-all border rounded-full bg-n-alpha-2 group relative duration-300 ease-in-out z-0 active:scale-[0.995] active:duration-75"
     :disabled="disabled"
     :class="{
       'cursor-not-allowed': disabled,